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Shri Piyush Goyal to co-chair the India-EU TTC Ministerial meeting The first Ministerial meeting of India- European Union Trade and Technology Council (TTC) is taking place in Brussels, Belgium on 16th May 2023. Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal is one of the co-chairs along…
ISSUE NO. 3 – APRIL 2023 ID Policy Brief 3: Development finance institutions 2023 | Author(s): João Carlos Ferraz Given effective political guidance, solid policy directives as well as sufficient resources, development finance institutions (DFIs) have the DNA and capability to efficiently and innovatively foster sustainable development. Development financeinstitutions for sustainableindustrial development
Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces that it has made a US$10 million Series B investment in Ideation3X Pte. Ltd. (i3X), a Singapore-based venture company that is targeting the rapidly expanding integrated solid waste management (ISWM) sector in India with a process that adopts a circular economy approach. The two companies have also signed a…
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The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Entreprises, Government of India organised the first meeting of the National MSME Council at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 10th May 2023. The National MSME Council has been set up to work as an administrative and functional body to oversee inter-Central Ministerial/Departmental co-ordination, Centre State synergies and advise…
MoU being signed between CAIT BharateMart and Department of Posts today at National Media Centre, Delhi in the august presence of Shri Devu Singh Chauhan Hon’ble MoS and Shri BC Bhartia & Shri Praveen Khandelwal
Smaller businesses and women entrepreneurs in Moldova are expected to have improved access to finance with IFC’s €20 million loan to maib, Moldova’s leading commercial bank and lender. In 2022, Moldova faced a challenging year with declining GDP and additional fiscal pressures, due to its leading role in hosting a large number of Ukrainian refugees. IFC’s…
ILO issues wage protection guidance for migrant workers The Guidance Note focuses on wage-related issues faced by migrant workers, including non-payment and delayed payment of wages. These can lead to debt bondage and forced labour, according to the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR). It is anticipated that new ILO “guidance on wage protection” will significantly influence international labor rules that are…
Oil rich middle east economies are in transition, From oil and petroleum to non-oil sectors
The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), the catalyst of economic growth in the emirate, and Wio Bank PJSC, the region’s first platform bank, today announced their cooperation to transform how Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) manage their finances, payments, and their overall business operations. This partnership saves SMEs a significant amount of business…
the project “Aligning the Financial Flows of Costa Rican Financial Sector with the Climate Change Objectives of the Paris Agreement” was presented in the Costa Rican capital, to support Costa Rica’s goal of achieving zero-emissions by 2050. The institutions involved in this initiative are the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), its Finance Initiative (UNEP FI),…
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